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Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19

Public Grades 1-8

1212^th

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of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19 is a public school in Passaic, New Jersey, serving grades 1-8 with a total enrollment of 638 students. The school is part of the Passaic City School District, which is ranked 540 out of 609 districts in the state.

Despite its location in Passaic, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better ranged from just 18.8% in 3rd grade English to 53.2% in 8th grade English, far below the state averages. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 25.9% over the past few years. Factors like the school's high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds and English Language Learners may contribute to these challenges.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Passaic City School District have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Clifton Public School District generally perform better academically and have lower rates of students from low-income backgrounds. Addressing the underlying challenges at Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19 will require a comprehensive, collaborative approach involving the school, district, and community stakeholders.

590

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,378

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 Highland Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055

(973) 779-4219

District: Passaic City School District

Students who attend Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19 usually attend:

High:

Passaic High School No. 12

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.9%

African American:

3.7%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg22%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

1,212^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

632^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 10% (2019) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

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3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Passaic City School District

540^th of 609Passaic City School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1212 of 1347	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1172 of 1338	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1167 of 1342	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1108 of 1345	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1269 of 1317	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1191 of 1360	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1268 of 1353	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	1195 of 1352	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	1249 of 1346	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	1133 of 1357	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.3	893 of 1363	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.6	961 of 1367	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.2	1001 of 1363	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.8	1199 of 1360	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	17.6	477 of 522	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	463 of 517	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	437 of 597	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	336 of 559	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	313 of 499	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	236 of 489	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.8	368 of 411	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	328 of 463	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	328 of 434	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1198 of 1326	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1149 of 1317	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1116 of 1318	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1032 of 1326	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	1226 of 1290	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1164 of 1331	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1251 of 1333	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	806 of 1032	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	871 of 989	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	857 of 982	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	694 of 953	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	835 of 896	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	699 of 899	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	725 of 870	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	860 of 1023	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	643 of 863	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	725 of 839	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	824 of 942	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	1124 of 1318	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1094 of 1313	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1117 of 1315	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1088 of 1324	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1239 of 1297	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1143 of 1335	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1206 of 1334	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	778 of 1023	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	747 of 989	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	794 of 958	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	758 of 949	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	805 of 1007	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	907 of 1001	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	632 of 752	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	640 of 743	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	594 of 748	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	640 of 745	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	626 of 652	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	667 of 745	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	149 of 343	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	180 of 320	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	144 of 288	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	197 of 270	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	180 of 197	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	149 of 227	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	576 of 728	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	561 of 717	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	535 of 720	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	594 of 726	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	609 of 625	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	649 of 703	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	518 of 608	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	441 of 589	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	322 of 587	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	465 of 591	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	450 of 480	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	436 of 524	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	414 of 613	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	408 of 549	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	386 of 467	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	568 of 726	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	604 of 719	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	531 of 718	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	602 of 730	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	594 of 635	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	579 of 697	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	429 of 507	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	461 of 510	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	420 of 505	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	336 of 535	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.4	397 of 401	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	426 of 492	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2019)9th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-25 vs state

Mathematics19%-25 vs state

Algebra I15%-31 vs state

Science7%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19	Public	1-8	320 Highland Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 779-4219	590	53	11.1	99.8%	5 (0.8%)	22 (3.7%)	560 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.9	1212^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.0%		13.6	1172^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	12.4%	40	5.7	8.6	18.8	22.5	22.1	21.8	32.8	53.2	13.8	30.4	24.4	12.2	7.0	14.6	14.6	$9,378	$661	$8,717
Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7	Public	PK-K	155 Summer St.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5507	289	24	12.0	100.0%	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	274 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)								(n/a)																$7,390	$721	$6,669
School #17	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Lexington Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 458-6017	501	57	8.7	83.8%	59 (11.8%)	15 (3.0%)	412 (82.2%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25	1021^st of 1347 public elementary schools	24.2%		28.6	958^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.4%	63	9.1		46.3	32.3	39.1				40.8	26.7	23.6					$12,646	$594	$12,052
School #12	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Clifton Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2404	560	55	10.2	86.1%	67 (12.0%)	6 (1.1%)	473 (84.5%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21.6	1071^st of 1347 public elementary schools	20.5%		18.2	1103^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	17.6%	32	7.3		22.2	42.6	38.1				35.5	33.0	23.3					$13,219	$1,304	$11,915
Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10	Public	K-6	151 Harrison St.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5510	369	32	11.5	100.0%	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.6%)	355 (96.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7.7	1288^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.4%		6.2	1294^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.3%	6	7.7		8.3	19.4	17.9	19.4			13.5	12.9	17.9	8.4				$10,200	$692	$9,508
William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11	Public	K-8	390 Gregory Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5511	805	71	11.4	99.6%	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	784 (97.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10	1253^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	7.0%		11.8	1212^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.4%	41	7.0	0.0	7.6	33.1	28.4	26.9	37.7	33.3	3.6	19.8	10.7	9.7	7.5	6.0	6.0	$9,572	$759	$8,813
School #15	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Gregory Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2418	282	23	12.2	70.2%	51 (18.1%)	10 (3.5%)	206 (73.0%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	29.1	968^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.1%		26.5	987^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.2%	19	14.0		25.0	35.5	44.0				44.4	40.0	33.3					$12,735	$594	$12,141
Sonia Sotomayor School #21	Public	K-8	225 Madison Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5500	499	48	10.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	480 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6.8	1294^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.9%		8.1	1268^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.2%	26	9.8	0.0	4.5	13.6	22.4	21.4	9.6	23.9	4.4	10.0	14.0	6.8	1.8	10.6	10.6
Martin Luther King Junior School No. 6	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Hamilton Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5506	754	72	10.5	99.5%	5 (0.7%)	45 (6.0%)	697 (92.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	8.3	1279^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.0%		6.1	1298^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.0%	19	6.8	0.0	8.8	14.1	21.8	42.1	20.7	27.4	8.8	7.7	10.0	1.7	5.0	7.4	7.4	$10,342	$836	$9,506
Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25	Public	K-3	64 Parker Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	903	51	17.7	99.1%	7 (0.8%)	21 (2.3%)	854 (94.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	3.4	1341^st of 1347 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.2	1329^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.7%	12			8.9						6.3

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